Health Hut 9/7

This week, we decided to give you all a break from exercises and give you a few fun fall activities you can do during these seasons. Exercise might not be something you like to do but you still need to get moving. LOL!!! So we have provided some fun fall activities for you to do and we went a step further and got you a little history on their origin. So get out there and do some apple bobbing or leave picking and just have fun!! Check it out!!! I cant wait till HOLLOWEEN!!! SQUEEEEE!!!!!! sorry, I (SoHo) start getting excited around this time of year. I LOVE Holloween. LOL!!!!

picture credit:lickyolts and Justin for the graphic design

Apple bobbing-Ties to Holloween. Halloween used to be called All Hallows Eve, or the day before All Saint's Day, observed on November 1. In different parts of the country, it is known as Nut-crack Night, Thump-the-door Night or Apple and Candle Night. Some people call Halloween Bob Apple Night or Duck Apple Night. This comes from a traditional game played at this time of year and known as 'apple bobbing' or 'apple ducking'. A bucket or other container is filled with water and one or more apples are floated on the water. The contestants take turns trying to catch an apple with their teeth. They have to hold their hands behind their backs at all times. It is much harder to catch an apple than it sounds!

Origin of apple bobbing- Though I couldn't find a concrete or definite history of apple bobbing, I did find this piece of information on timeanddate.com: Some people think that apple bobbing is a reminder of the way women accused of witchcraft in the middle ages were tried. They were tied to a chair and repeatedly ducked into a river or pond. If a woman drowned, she was declared innocent. If she survived, she was declared a witch and burnt at the stake. Others think that apple bobbing is a way for young people to predict who they will marry or whether their partner is faithful.
Hiking- (which happens to be a passtime of our sexy Wenty LOL)
The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries, but there are differences in usage. In some places, off-trail hiking is called 'cross-country hiking', 'bushwhacking', or 'bushbashing'. In the United Kingdom, hiking is a slightly old-fashioned word, with a flavor more of heartiness and exercise than of enjoying the outdoors; the activity described here would be called hillwalking or simply 'walking'. Australians use the term 'bushwalking' for both on- and off-trail hiking. New Zealanders use 'tramping' (particularly for overnight and longer trips), 'walking' or 'bushwalking'. Hiking in the mountainous regions of India and Nepal and in the highlands of East Africa is sometimes called 'trekking'. Overnight hiking is called 'backpacking' in some parts of the world. Hiking a long-distance trail from end to end is referred to as 'thru-hiking' in some places

History- I also couldn't find the history of hiking but here's some fun info on it courtesy of wikipedia. Hiking is one of the fundamental outdoor activities on which many others are based. Many beautiful places can only be reached overland by hiking, and enthusiasts regard hiking as the best way to see nature. It is seen as better than a tour in a vehicle of any kind (or on an animal; see horseback riding) because the hiker's senses are not intruded upon by distractions such as windows, engine noise, airborne dust and fellow passengers. Hiking over long distances or over difficult terrain does require some degree of physical ability and knowledge.

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View wild life- If you're lucky to be in a part of the world where you have easy access to wild life, go ahead and watch wild live while they migrate to their new fall homes. Otherwise the nature channel on tv works just as well ha ha ha ha!! or if your local zoo is not too far, make a trip there and enjoy watching the oh so cute animals!!